Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 2.4 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Togo, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
Togo
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Togo
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA543
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA524
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA939
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Togo
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Togo
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
$881.13
BHD332.150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
$655.70
BHD247.170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
|
pay 91.3% more for childcare
Togo
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
$314.55
BHD118.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.590
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Togo
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
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